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Grant Parpan

Suffolk County and Federal Courts Reporter at Newsday

Husband. Dad. Reporter. I cover Suffolk County and federal courts for @Newsday #LGM

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  • 1 week ago | newsday.com | Grant Parpan

    A co-founder of the California laboratory whose new nuclear DNA extraction method is at the center of an ongoing hearing to determine its admissibility in the criminal case against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann is scheduled to testify in Riverhead Tuesday. Astrea Forensics co-founder Richard E. Green will be the third prosecution witness to testify during the hearing when it resumes at 10 a.m., Suffolk Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei said earlier this month.

  • 1 week ago | newsday.com | Grant Parpan

    The helicopter company involved in the fatal crash on the Hudson River Thursday is shutting down operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration announced in a statement Sunday. New York Helicopter, which operated the single-engine sightseeing aircraft in the crash that killed six, made its decision as the FAA announced a review of the tour operator's license and safety record in addition to the National Transportation and Safety Board crash investigation, the agency said.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Grant Parpan

    An attorney for one of eight men accused of raping a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl aboard a boat in Islip argued Tuesday that her client was charged only after Suffolk Police showed the girl an image of him that was larger than others in the photo array.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Grant Parpan

    Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s extended family was "in shock and disbelief" after learning of his 2023 arrest, a relative reveals in a new Netflix documentary series released Monday. "Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer" examines in three episodes the highs and lows of the investigation that led to the Massapequa Park architect’s arrest and contains exclusive interviews with family members of the alleged victims known as the "Gilgo Four" and one member of his own family.

  • 3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Grant Parpan

    A Suffolk judge will hear witness testimony in the case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex A. Heuermann for the first time Friday morning as a hearing gets underway in Riverhead Friday to determine whether DNA evidence linking him to multiple victims will be admissible at trial.

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Grant Parpan
Grant Parpan @GrantParpan
27 Mar 25

Rex Heuermann’s divorce settlement has been filed. Wife, the subject of a Peacock documentary, will attend his first pre-trial hearing Friday. https://t.co/ql8r3M9dbs

Grant Parpan
Grant Parpan @GrantParpan
25 Mar 25

NEW: The father of an alleged East Patchogue sex trafficking victim informed Suffolk County of his intent to sue over the abuse his daughter allegedly endured while she was remanded under Family Court order to a children's psychiatric center in January https://t.co/wIDCY2GLf9

Grant Parpan
Grant Parpan @GrantParpan
21 Mar 25

RT @Newsday: A Suffolk grand jury filed the new charges against Anthony Wright, 40, of Amityville, and Daniel Soto, 36, of Bay Shore, who w…